Johnstown-Monroe superintendent retiring Feb. 28

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Jan 22, 2013 at 12:01 AMJan 22, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Johnstown-Monroe schools soon will be looking for a new leader. At the district's board meeting Monday night, Superintendent Damien Bawn announced that he will retire on Feb. 28, after nearly six years with the 1,500-student Licking County district.

Lori Kurtzman, The Columbus Dispatch

Johnstown-Monroe schools soon will be looking for a new leader.

At the district’s board meeting Monday night, Superintendent Damien Bawn announced that he will retire on Feb. 28, after nearly six years with the 1,500-student Licking County district. Bawn, 60, was making a base salary of about $88,000.

Bawn said he’s leaving primarily for family reasons and hopes to continue to work in the education field. In a resignation letter, Bawn expressed his appreciation for the district staff: “ I know that missing the day-to-day honor of being among these people will place high among the major losses, not just in my career, but in my life.”

School board President Roger Montgomery said that he hadn’t expected Bawn’s announcement. The board will appoint an interim superintendent as it searches for Bawn’s replacement. “I’m going to miss the guy,” Montgomery said.